Opera Puzzle

3. A large keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings, which are struck by hammers when the keys are depressed
4. The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence
5. With each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others
10. Elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, especially in operatic singing by a soprano
11. Musical notes are played or sung smoothly and connected
12. In a loud, forceful manner, used chiefly as a direction
13. An adult male singing voice between tenor and bass
14. A document showing all the notes of a piece of music
17. A type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types
21. The text of an opera or other long vocal work
22. A voice, instrument, or sound of the lowest range
23. A long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio
25. Feminine of bravo
26. A genre of music that is distinguished by realistic – sometimes sordid or violent depictions of everyday life, especially the life of the contemporary lower classes

1. A voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor
2. The highest of the four standard singing voices
6. An orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, suite, play, oratorio, or other extended composition
7. Volume of a sound or note
8. An estimate or forecast of a future situation or trend based on a study of present ones
9. A performance by two people, especially singers, instrumentalists, or dancers
11. A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation
13. Used to express approval when a performer or other person has done something well
15. An introductory piece of music, most commonly an orchestral opening to an act of an opera, the first movement of a suite, or a piece preceding a fugue
16. A large organized group of singers, especially one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company
18. A group of instrumentalists that combines string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music
19. A dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists
20. Musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note
24. The highest range of the male singing voice